Margaret armstrong



M. ARMSTRONG.

Cooking Stove. No. 90,719. Patented lune 1, 1869.

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dinitul giant Letters Patent No. 90,719, dated June 1, 1869.

COOKING STOVE.

The Schedule referred to in.theae Letters Patent and makingpart of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LMAReAneT ARMSTRONG, of West-Alexander, in the county of \Vashiugton, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Stove and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section.

Figure 2 is a front elevation. v

The object of this invention is to provide, in connection with a cooking-stove of a certain pattern, an ornamental attachment, adapted, when in position, to conceal the griddles, and change the outward appearance of the stove, making it a handsome parlor-stove.

In the drawings- F represents the fire-chamber;

O, the'oven;

0, an extension of the oven on the rear side of the stove;

H, the hearth;

R, the ash-box, extending the whole length of the stove;

G G G", the griddles used in cooking; and

P, the smoke-pipe.

That part of the stove which contains the oven 0 is considerably higher than the rest, as seen infig. 1.

The ash-box extends the whole length of the stove, from near the front edge oi. the hearth to the rear edge of the oven, and is provided with a valve, or slide -r,

through which the ashes can be removed when necessary The whole arrangement of the stove is such that its operation is exceedingly convenient and efiective, giving large and commodious ovens, good draught, and great capacity for heating.

.In connection with a stove thus constructed, I employ detachable ornamental pieces A B 0, designed and adapted to cover the horizontal top plate of the stove, which contain the griddles, and the vertical front or side plates which contain the doors.

The ornamental pieces are of cast-iron, with edges serrated or scalloped, and with ornamental mouldings to suit the taste. Each piece is adapted to cover and conceal both the flat part of the stove on which it rests, and so much of the sides and front below such part as it may be deemed best to conceal.

To this end, each piece is cast with a flat upper portion, a, b, or c, which rests upon the fiat plateof the stove, a vertical flange, a, b, or c, which projects downward from the front or end edge or front and end edges of the upper part, and conceals the doors, and if preferred, a vertical flange, c" b c", which projects upward from one or more of the edges of the piece a, b, or c, and serves as an ornament to the same.

When the stove is employed for-cooking, these pieces are removed; when not, they are put in place on the stove, and cause it to present a very neat and ornw mental appearance, adapting it for use as a parlorstove.

Having thus described my invention,

lVhat I claim as new, and desire-to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The arrangement of the hearth H, fire-chamber F, large oven 0, smaller rear extension 0', pipe P, and ash-box R, extending from the front edge of the hearth 'to the rear edge of the small oven, and for the purposes specified. l

2. In connection with a store, constructed substantially as herein described, the detachable ornamental pieces A B 0, each having the flat part a I) c, and the vertical flange or flanges a I) c, tially as and for the purpose specified.

MARGARET ARMSTRONG. \Vitnesses l J. I Mares, J cs. 1%. SrRIc-e.

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